Building Amendment (Cladding Rectification) Bill 2019 Passed By The Victorian Parliament, Australia

The Building Amendment (Cladding Rectification) Act 2019 was passed on November 12, 2019 and received the Royal Assent. The new enacts the State Government's consumer focused 'rescue package' in relation to the funding of 'cladding rectification work' associated with 'non-compliant or non-conforming external wall cladding products'.

The new amendments shall provide Government with power to bring under scanner the dodgy building practitioners on behalf of property owners whose apartments are covered under the combustible cladding. This is done by adding powers to the respective authority as well as through other provisions:

1. confer duty on the Victorian Building Authority with regards to cladding rectification work;